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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Clear example of regeneration, many stars can regenerate any part of their body, even from a single arm can form a complete individual. Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
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© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
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Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
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Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns (Acanthaster planci) feeding on a hard coral, Acropora sp., Malapascua Island , Cebu, Philippines
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Close-up of the arms of a Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
© Cyrille Mulard / Biosphoto
Close-up of the arms of a Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Doris de krohn (Felimida krohni) moving on rock and very young Common starfish (Asterias rubens), Ile d'Oléron, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Doris de krohn (Felimida krohni) moving on rock and very young Common starfish (Asterias rubens), Ile d'Oléron, France
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Young Common starfish (Asterias vulgaris) moving on a seaweed, Ile d'Oléron, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Young Common starfish (Asterias vulgaris) moving on a seaweed, Ile d'Oléron, France
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Starfishs (Asterias rubens) and Pouts (Trisopterus luscus) on and around the wreckage of a ship - Oleron island - Atlantic ocean - France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Starfishs (Asterias rubens) and Pouts (Trisopterus luscus) on and around the wreckage of a ship - Oleron island - Atlantic ocean - France
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Estrella sea star (Labidiaster annulatus) is a species of starfish in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Estrella sea star (Labidiaster annulatus) is a species of starfish in the family Heliasteridae. It is found in the cold waters around Antarctica and has a large number of slender, flexible rays. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina) feeding on a red-mouthedrock-shell (Stramonita haemastoma). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands,
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina) feeding on a red-mouthedrock-shell (Stramonita haemastoma). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife..
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About fifty years ago, due to a strong storm that hit the island of Capri, a large high voltage pylon placed near the lighthouse at Punta Carena, was
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
About fifty years ago, due to a strong storm that hit the island of Capri, a large high voltage pylon placed near the lighthouse at Punta Carena, was uprooted by the strong wind and fell into the sea. Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) and sponge (Sarcotragus foetidus) between red gorgonian (Paramuricea clavata) that have colonized the crossbars and uprights of the trellis. The dive is challenging due to the presence of currents and the depth of 45/58 meters. Traliccio dive site, Capri Island, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean
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Ambon Damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis) on Staghorn Coral (Acropora sp) under attack by predatory Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci),
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Ambon Damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis) on Staghorn Coral (Acropora sp) under attack by predatory Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci), NusaBay Menjangan Hotel house reef, West Bali National Park, near Menjangan Island, Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia
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Scuba diver and spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) on forest kelp (Laminaria hyperborea). Flatanger, coastal commune in central Norway, north
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver and spiny Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) on forest kelp (Laminaria hyperborea). Flatanger, coastal commune in central Norway, north of the Trondheimfjord, Atlantic Ocean
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sea star, Asterias korstroll, on kelp, Stromsholmen, Vevang, Norway, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
sea star, Asterias korstroll, on kelp, Stromsholmen, Vevang, Norway, Atlantic Ocean
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Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci), predator of scleractinian corals, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency, Bali,
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
© Colin Marshall / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns Seastar (Acanthaster planci), predator of scleractinian corals, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia
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Starfish shrimp (Periclimenes soror) on Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Tahiti, French Polynesia
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
© Fabien Michenet / Biosphoto
Starfish shrimp (Periclimenes soror) on Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Starfish (Marthasterias glacialis). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Common starfish, (Asterias rubens), Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Common starfish, (Asterias rubens), Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia
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Detail of Blue Spiny Starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Detail of Blue Spiny Starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Spiny starfish, (Marthasterias glacialis), Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Spiny starfish, (Marthasterias glacialis), Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean
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Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), in the Marine Protected Area of the Agathoise Coast, Roc de Brescou Marine Reserve, Hérault, Occitanie,
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), in the Marine Protected Area of the Agathoise Coast, Roc de Brescou Marine Reserve, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) on dead coral. Heron Island. Great Barrier Reef. Queensland. Autralia.
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Mille / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) on dead coral. Heron Island. Great Barrier Reef. Queensland. Autralia.
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Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) caught in an abandoned net, Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Nature Reserve, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis) caught in an abandoned net, Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Nature Reserve, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) on Coral, (Acropora sp), Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) on Coral, (Acropora sp), Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti
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Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Blue starfish (Coscinasterias tenuispina). Marine invertebrates of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being killed by a local
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being killed by a local dive guide, taking them out of the water. D: 5 m
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Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being killed by a local dive guide, taking them out of the water. D: 5 m
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Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
© Christoph Gerigk / Biosphoto
Tara Pacific expedition - november 2017 North Ema Reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, 2 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) are being killed by a local dive guide, taking them out of the water.The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeds on branching corals and table-like corals, such as Acropora species. In experiments, large starfish (40 cm and greater diameter) killed about 60 cm²/day. Outbreaks are considered a danger for reefs. Some ecologists suggest that the starfish has an important and active role in maintaining coral reef biodiversity, driving ecological succession. Before overpopulation became a significant issue, crown-of-thorns prevented fast-growing coral from overpowering the slower growing coral varieties. D: 5 m
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral reef, Sulawesi.
© Clément Carbillet / Biosphoto
© Clément Carbillet / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral reef, Sulawesi.
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral reef, Sulawesi.
© Clément Carbillet / Biosphoto
© Clément Carbillet / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeding on coral reef, Sulawesi.
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Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Bay of La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci), Bay of La Paz, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Panamic Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster ellisii), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Panamic Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster ellisii), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Common starfish (Asterias rubens) detail, Around the Island of Oléron, Atlantic Ocean, France
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Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), North Male Atoll, Maldives
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), North Male Atoll, Maldives
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Gulf of California Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster ellisi) on reef, Sea of Cortez, La Paz, mexico
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
© Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
Gulf of California Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster ellisi) on reef, Sea of Cortez, La Paz, mexico
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Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) on rock at low tide, France
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
© Frank Deschandol & Philippe Sabine / Biosphoto
Common Starfish (Asterias rubens) on rock at low tide, France
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Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on reef, Gangga island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on reef, Gangga island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Etoile de mer épineuse (Marthasterias glacialis), Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne France
© Claude Guihard / Biosphoto
© Claude Guihard / Biosphoto
Etoile de mer épineuse (Marthasterias glacialis), Ploemeur, Morbihan, Bretagne France
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Blue Spiny Starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Blue Spiny Starfish, Coscinasterias tenuispina, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
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Common Starfish and European Sea Squirt on wrek - Orkney ; Scapa Flow wreck
© Muriel Duhau / Biosphoto
© Muriel Duhau / Biosphoto
Common Starfish and European Sea Squirt on wrek - Orkney ; Scapa Flow wreck
© Muriel Duhau / Biosphoto
Starfish an Dead man's finger on wreck - Orkney Scotland ; Scapa Flow wreck